From 86cdb6487878ac0b7cfbd9e019da8cee4d95f314 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: audrasjb <audrasjb@git.wordpress.org>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2023 18:36:54 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] WordPress 5.8.8.

Built from https://develop.svn.wordpress.org/branches/5.8@56890


git-svn-id: http://core.svn.wordpress.org/branches/5.8@56401 1a063a9b-81f0-0310-95a4-ce76da25c4cd
---
 wp-admin/about.php      | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 wp-includes/version.php |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/wp-admin/about.php b/wp-admin/about.php
index 112174be8c..b4d5c330d7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/about.php
+++ b/wp-admin/about.php
@@ -43,6 +43,26 @@ require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php';
 		<div class="about__section changelog">
 			<div class="column">
 				<h2><?php _e( 'Maintenance and Security Releases' ); ?></h2>
+				<p>
+					<?php
+					printf(
+						/* translators: %s: WordPress version number. */
+						__( '<strong>Version %s</strong> addressed some security issues.' ),
+						'5.8.8'
+					);
+					?>
+					<?php
+					printf(
+						/* translators: %s: HelpHub URL. */
+						__( 'For more information, see <a href="%s">the release notes</a>.' ),
+						sprintf(
+							/* translators: %s: WordPress version. */
+							esc_url( __( 'https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-%s/' ) ),
+							sanitize_title( '5.8.8' )
+						)
+					);
+					?>
+				</p>
 				<p>
 					<?php
 					printf(
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 6a2245f133..2a36b61d54 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.8.7';
+$wp_version = '5.8.8';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.